Joint Compound Pan Assembly

ABSTRACT

A joint compound pan assembly includes an elongate pan having a concavely arcuate bottom side to facilitate joint compound to be efficiently scooped from the elongate pan. A bolt extends downwardly from the elongate pan and a handle with a well threadably receives the bolt. The handle is textured to enhance gripping the handle. A compressible disk is positioned around handle and abuts the bottom side of the elongate pan to enhance comfort for the user.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to pan devices and more particularly pertains to a new pan device for holding joint compound for gypsum board. The device includes an elongate pan that has a concavely arcuate bottom side to facilitate joint compound to be efficiently scooped from the elongate pan. The device includes a bolt extending downwardly from the elongate pan and a handle with a well that threadably receives the bolt. Furthermore, the handle is texture to enhance gripping the handle. The device includes a compressible disk that is positioned around handle and abuts the bottom side of the elongate pan to enhance comfort for the user.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to pan devices including a pan which includes a support for engaging a user's arm to assist with carrying the pan. The prior art discloses a pan that includes a first tube to rest against a user's wrist and a second tube for gripping by the user. The prior art discloses a pan with a pair of compartments and a pistol grip handle. The prior art discloses a joint compound pan that includes a wire frame for insertably receiving a joint compound blade. The prior art discloses a serving tray that includes a handle extending downwardly from the serving tray. The prior art discloses a joint compound pan that has a planar bottom wall, a bolt extending downwardly from the planar bottom wall, a handle with a female receiver for engaging the bolt and a plurality of legs extending away from the pan.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pan that has a concavely arcuate bottom side to facilitate joint compound to be scooped out of the pan. A bolt is coupled to and extends downwardly from the bottom side of the pan. A handle has a well extending into the handle and the well insertably receives the bolt for attaching the handle to the bolt. A disk is positioned around the handle and the disk is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to enhance comfort for a user.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a joint compound pan assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front exploded view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 2 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 7 thereof, a new pan device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7 , the joint compound pan assembly 10 generally comprises a pan 12 that has a concavely arcuate bottom side 14 to facilitate joint compound 16 to be scooped out of the pan 12. The pan 12 has a first end 18, a second end 20 and an outer wall 22 extending between the first end 18 and the second end 20, and the bottom side 14 is associated with the outer wall 22. The outer wall 22 has a top edge 24 defining an opening 26 into the pan 12 and the pan 12 is elongated between the first end 18 and the second end 20. Furthermore, the bottom side 14 is concavely arcuate with respect to the top edge 24, and each of the first end 18 and the second end 20 has an upper edge 28 that is aligned with the top edge 24 of the outer wall 22. The pan 12 may have a length ranging between approximately 14.0 inches and 18.0 inches, a width ranging between approximately 4.0 inches and 6.0 inches and a depth ranging between approximately 4.0 inches and 6.0 inches. Additionally, the pan 12 may be comprised of stainless steel such that joint compound 16 for gypsum board can be contained in the pan 12 without sticking the pan 12.

A bolt 30 is coupled to and extends downwardly from the bottom side 14 of the pan 12. The bolt 30 has an outer surface 32 and the outer surface 32 is threaded. Additionally, the bolt 30 is centrally positioned between the first end 18 and the second end 20 of the pan 12 and the bolt 30 is positioned on an apex 34 of the bottom side 14 of the outer wall 22. The bolt 30 may have a length of approximately 0.5 inches and a diameter of approximately 0.375 inches.

A handle 36 is provided which has a well 38 extending into the handle 36 and the well 38 insertably receives the bolt 30 for attaching the handle 36 to the bolt 30. The handle 36 has an upper end 40, a lower end 42 and an outside surface 44 extending between the upper end 40 and the lower end 42, and the well 38 extends into the upper end 40. The well 38 has a bounding surface 46 and the bounding surface 46 is threaded. Moreover, the bounding surface 46 threadably engages the outer surface 32 of the bolt 30. The outside surface 44 of the handle 36 is textured to enhance gripping the handle 36. The handle 36 may have a length of approximately 5.0 inches and a diameter of approximately 1.0 inches.

A disk 48 is provided and the disk 48 is positioned around the handle 36. The disk 48 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material, including but not being limited to felt or rubber, to enhance comfort for a user. The disk 48 has a bottom surface 50 and a top surface 52, and the disk 48 has a hole 54 extending through the bottom surface 50 and the top surface 52. The hole 54 is centrally positioned on the disk 48. Additionally, the hole 54 insertably receives the handle 36 such that the disk 48 is positioned against the bottom side 14 of the pan 12 when the handle 36 is threaded onto the bolt 30.

In use, the handle 36 is extended through the disk 48 and the handle 36 is threaded onto the bolt 30. In this way the handle 36 can be gripped to hold the pan 12 while the user is applying the joint compound 16 to gypsum wall board. Additionally, the textured outside surface 44 of the handle 36 facilitates the user to spin the handle 36 thereby facilitating the entirety of the joint compound 16 to be scooped from the pan 12. Moreover, the curved bottom side 14 of the pan 12 facilitates all of the joint compound 16 to be scooped out of the pan 12 thereby minimizing waste.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

1. A joint compound pan assembly for containing joint compound being applied to gypsum board, said assembly comprising: a pan, said pan having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, said pan being elongated between said first end and said second end, an upper surface of said outer wall having a parabolic cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said pan such that said upper surface of said outer wall of said pan is smoothly and concavely arcuate wherein said pan is configured to facilitate joint compound to be scooped out of said pan without encountering a line formed by a junction of intersecting faces of the pan; a bolt being coupled to and extending downwardly from said outer wall of said pan; a handle having a well extending into said handle, said well insertably receiving said bolt for attaching said handle to said bolt, said handle having a circular cross-sectional outer circumference perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of said handle, wherein an outside surface of said handle has a plurality of ridges such that said handle is textured wherein said outside surface is configured to enhance gripping said handle; and a disk being positioned around said handle, said disk being comprised of a resiliently compressible material wherein said disk is configured to enhance comfort for a user.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said outer wall has a top edge defining an opening into said pan, said bottom side being concavely arcuate with respect to said top edge, each of said first end and said second end having an upper edge being aligned with said top edge of said outer wall; and said bolt has an outer surface, said outer surface being threaded, said bolt being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end of said pan, said bolt being positioned on an apex of said outer wall.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said handle has an upper end, a lower end and said outside surface extending between said upper end and said lower end, said well extending into said upper end, said well having a bounding surface, said bounding surface being threaded, said bounding surface threadably engaging said outer surface of said bolt.
 4. (canceled)
 5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said disk has a bottom surface and a top surface, said disk having a hole extending through said bottom surface and said top surface, said hole being centrally positioned on said disk, said hole insertably receiving said handle such that said disk is positioned against said outer wall of said pan when said handle is threaded onto said bolt.
 6. A joint compound pan assembly for containing joint compound being applied to gypsum board, said assembly comprising: a pan, said pan having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, said pan being elongated between said first end and said second end, an upper surface of said outer wall having a parabolic cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said pan such that said upper surface of said outer wall of said pan is smoothly and concavely arcuate wherein said pan is configured to facilitate joint compound to be scooped out of said pan without encountering a line formed by a junction of intersecting, faces of the pan, said outer wall having a top edge defining an opening into said pan, said pan being elongated between said first end and said second end, said upper surface of said outer wall of said pan being concavely arcuate with respect to said top edge, each of said first end and said second end having an upper edge being aligned with said top edge of said outer wall; a bolt being coupled to and extending downwardly from said outer wall of said pan, said bolt having an outer surface, said outer surface being threaded, said bolt being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end of said pan, said bolt being positioned on an apex of said outer wall of said pan; a handle having a well extending into said handle, said well insertably receiving said bolt for attaching said handle to said bolt, said handle having an upper end, a lower end and an outside surface extending between said upper end and said lower end, said well extending into said upper end, said well having a bounding surface, said bounding surface being threaded, said bounding surface threadably engaging said outer surface of said bolt, said handle having a circular cross-sectional outer circumference perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of said handle, wherein an outside surface of said handle has a plurality of ridges such that said outside surface is configured to enhance gripping said handle; and a disk being positioned around said handle, said disk being comprised of a resiliently compressible material wherein said disk is configured to enhance comfort for a user, said disk having a bottom surface and a top surface, said disk having a hole extending through said bottom surface and said top surface, said hole being centrally positioned on said disk, said hole insertably receiving said handle such that said disk is positioned against said outer wall of said pan when said handle is threaded onto said bolt. 